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  #11  
Old June 29th 13, 10:21 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Mack A. Damia
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On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:03:10 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

dgk wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:18:34 -0400, buglady
wrote:

On 6/27/2013 8:39 AM, dgk wrote:



............Well, you never know how any disease or cat may react.
It could be a whole new ballgame. But you do know now they're not
quite telling the truth when they say 2 years and decent quality of
life. One has to ask oneself who the cat is being kept alive for,
yourself or him/her.

My cat was over 15 also.


I don't think they were lying; I think they probably did have cats
that do very well on chemo. I know that cats are supposed to tolerate
chemo much better than people do. It just didn't work out in my case.

That's what makes it so hard; we can't talk to our cats and explain
what's going on. All we can do is what we think is best.


That's why I love them so much. They have loads more character than any
human being I have ever known. With their limited intelligence and frail
bodies they choose a path of action, and then give it their all, and remain
in control until the bitter end. It is easy for me to understand why the
Egyptians considered them to be Gods.....


Did you see "Life of Pi"?

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  #12  
Old June 29th 13, 10:31 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Bill Graham
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Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:03:10 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

dgk wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:18:34 -0400, buglady
wrote:

On 6/27/2013 8:39 AM, dgk wrote:



............Well, you never know how any disease or cat may react.
It could be a whole new ballgame. But you do know now they're not
quite telling the truth when they say 2 years and decent quality of
life. One has to ask oneself who the cat is being kept alive for,
yourself or him/her.

My cat was over 15 also.


I don't think they were lying; I think they probably did have cats
that do very well on chemo. I know that cats are supposed to
tolerate chemo much better than people do. It just didn't work out
in my case.

That's what makes it so hard; we can't talk to our cats and explain
what's going on. All we can do is what we think is best.


That's why I love them so much. They have loads more character than
any human being I have ever known. With their limited intelligence
and frail bodies they choose a path of action, and then give it
their all, and remain in control until the bitter end. It is easy
for me to understand why the Egyptians considered them to be
Gods.....


Did you see "Life of Pi"?


No. Is it about cats?
  #13  
Old June 29th 13, 10:41 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Mack A. Damia
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Default Seeking advice re lung cancer

On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:31:52 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:03:10 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

dgk wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:18:34 -0400, buglady
wrote:

On 6/27/2013 8:39 AM, dgk wrote:



............Well, you never know how any disease or cat may react.
It could be a whole new ballgame. But you do know now they're not
quite telling the truth when they say 2 years and decent quality of
life. One has to ask oneself who the cat is being kept alive for,
yourself or him/her.

My cat was over 15 also.


I don't think they were lying; I think they probably did have cats
that do very well on chemo. I know that cats are supposed to
tolerate chemo much better than people do. It just didn't work out
in my case.

That's what makes it so hard; we can't talk to our cats and explain
what's going on. All we can do is what we think is best.

That's why I love them so much. They have loads more character than
any human being I have ever known. With their limited intelligence
and frail bodies they choose a path of action, and then give it
their all, and remain in control until the bitter end. It is easy
for me to understand why the Egyptians considered them to be
Gods.....


Did you see "Life of Pi"?


No. Is it about cats?


I think you are a religious guy; you might enjoy it. It's about a boy
and a tiger.

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Old June 29th 13, 10:49 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Bill Graham
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Default Seeking advice re lung cancer

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:31:52 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:03:10 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

dgk wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:18:34 -0400, buglady
wrote:

On 6/27/2013 8:39 AM, dgk wrote:



............Well, you never know how any disease or cat may
react. It could be a whole new ballgame. But you do know now
they're not quite telling the truth when they say 2 years and
decent quality of life. One has to ask oneself who the cat is
being kept alive for, yourself or him/her.

My cat was over 15 also.


I don't think they were lying; I think they probably did have cats
that do very well on chemo. I know that cats are supposed to
tolerate chemo much better than people do. It just didn't work out
in my case.

That's what makes it so hard; we can't talk to our cats and
explain what's going on. All we can do is what we think is best.

That's why I love them so much. They have loads more character than
any human being I have ever known. With their limited intelligence
and frail bodies they choose a path of action, and then give it
their all, and remain in control until the bitter end. It is easy
for me to understand why the Egyptians considered them to be
Gods.....

Did you see "Life of Pi"?


No. Is it about cats?


I think you are a religious guy; you might enjoy it. It's about a boy
and a tiger.


I just read Wikipedia's synopsys of the film. It does seem interesting,
although a bit fantastic. I may like it, but I am not religious. I liked
Grimm's Fairy Tales.....:^)

  #15  
Old June 29th 13, 11:45 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Mack A. Damia
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Default Seeking advice re lung cancer

On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:49:10 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:31:52 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:03:10 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

dgk wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:18:34 -0400, buglady
wrote:

On 6/27/2013 8:39 AM, dgk wrote:



............Well, you never know how any disease or cat may
react. It could be a whole new ballgame. But you do know now
they're not quite telling the truth when they say 2 years and
decent quality of life. One has to ask oneself who the cat is
being kept alive for, yourself or him/her.

My cat was over 15 also.


I don't think they were lying; I think they probably did have cats
that do very well on chemo. I know that cats are supposed to
tolerate chemo much better than people do. It just didn't work out
in my case.

That's what makes it so hard; we can't talk to our cats and
explain what's going on. All we can do is what we think is best.

That's why I love them so much. They have loads more character than
any human being I have ever known. With their limited intelligence
and frail bodies they choose a path of action, and then give it
their all, and remain in control until the bitter end. It is easy
for me to understand why the Egyptians considered them to be
Gods.....

Did you see "Life of Pi"?

No. Is it about cats?


I think you are a religious guy; you might enjoy it. It's about a boy
and a tiger.


I just read Wikipedia's synopsys of the film. It does seem interesting,
although a bit fantastic. I may like it, but I am not religious. I liked
Grimm's Fairy Tales.....:^)


It's fairly profound, and there is no definitive answers to the
question, "What was the reality of the story?".

Gimm's fairy tales always had a moral to the story. This does, too.

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  #16  
Old June 30th 13, 12:12 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Bill Graham
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Default Seeking advice re lung cancer

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:49:10 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:31:52 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:03:10 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

dgk wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:18:34 -0400, buglady
wrote:

On 6/27/2013 8:39 AM, dgk wrote:



............Well, you never know how any disease or cat may
react. It could be a whole new ballgame. But you do know now
they're not quite telling the truth when they say 2 years and
decent quality of life. One has to ask oneself who the cat is
being kept alive for, yourself or him/her.

My cat was over 15 also.


I don't think they were lying; I think they probably did have
cats that do very well on chemo. I know that cats are supposed
to tolerate chemo much better than people do. It just didn't
work out in my case.

That's what makes it so hard; we can't talk to our cats and
explain what's going on. All we can do is what we think is best.

That's why I love them so much. They have loads more character
than any human being I have ever known. With their limited
intelligence and frail bodies they choose a path of action, and
then give it their all, and remain in control until the bitter
end. It is easy for me to understand why the Egyptians
considered them to be Gods.....

Did you see "Life of Pi"?

No. Is it about cats?

I think you are a religious guy; you might enjoy it. It's about a
boy and a tiger.


I just read Wikipedia's synopsys of the film. It does seem
interesting, although a bit fantastic. I may like it, but I am not
religious. I liked Grimm's Fairy Tales.....:^)


It's fairly profound, and there is no definitive answers to the
question, "What was the reality of the story?".

Gimm's fairy tales always had a moral to the story. This does, too.


Yes. And this is what distinguishes a classic story from just another, "pop
culture" tale. I'll order it and watch it.

  #17  
Old July 1st 13, 03:20 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
dgk
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Default Seeking advice re lung cancer

On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:49:10 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:31:52 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:03:10 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

dgk wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:18:34 -0400, buglady
wrote:

On 6/27/2013 8:39 AM, dgk wrote:



............Well, you never know how any disease or cat may
react. It could be a whole new ballgame. But you do know now
they're not quite telling the truth when they say 2 years and
decent quality of life. One has to ask oneself who the cat is
being kept alive for, yourself or him/her.

My cat was over 15 also.


I don't think they were lying; I think they probably did have cats
that do very well on chemo. I know that cats are supposed to
tolerate chemo much better than people do. It just didn't work out
in my case.

That's what makes it so hard; we can't talk to our cats and
explain what's going on. All we can do is what we think is best.

That's why I love them so much. They have loads more character than
any human being I have ever known. With their limited intelligence
and frail bodies they choose a path of action, and then give it
their all, and remain in control until the bitter end. It is easy
for me to understand why the Egyptians considered them to be
Gods.....

Did you see "Life of Pi"?

No. Is it about cats?


I think you are a religious guy; you might enjoy it. It's about a boy
and a tiger.


I just read Wikipedia's synopsys of the film. It does seem interesting,
although a bit fantastic. I may like it, but I am not religious. I liked
Grimm's Fairy Tales.....:^)


I did see it. A very nice movie and well worth a few hours of your
time. A boy and his cat.
  #18  
Old July 12th 13, 12:27 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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On Monday, June 24, 2013 4:24:21 PM UTC-7, wrote:
We have a single family pet, a female Manx cat, who is 13 years old. We have had her since a couple of months after birth, having adopted her from a friend. She has always been an indoors-only cat, and has been well cared for. She has lost some weight recently. The vet took x-rays and blood work, examined the x-rays and test results, and had them also reviewed by a radiologist. Before we got the test results back, the vet had suggested we try feeding baby food to help get her weight up, and we have been doing that with success. When the results came back, the vet and radiologist both agreed that there is lung cancer (spots on the x-rays), and that the blood work indicates there is not pneumonia. The vet says our cat could die at any time, and is, or may be, in some discomfort. We are not sure whether the cat is in pain, although she has probably been more sedentary than usual recently. Our vet is a long-time personal friend, whom we trust very much, and we have no reason to doubt the diagnosis. Our family has a strong emotional attachment to this cat. We are struggling with what to do, including whether to have her put to sleep, and if so, when. As far as trying to save or prolong her life, the checkup and tests ran a few hundred dollars, which we can afford, but costs over $1,000 would be difficult or unrealistic for us. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.



Thank you.

I was the original poster to this thread:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!to...av/nuGihsE--8I

Thank you to everyone who contributed.
Your posts helped us a lot and we finally had our cat put to sleep recently..
It was just an injection from our vet, while our daughter was petting her, and she went out quickly.
It was a difficult situation, but it really was time.
She had a good, long life.
Thanks again very much.
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Old July 12th 13, 07:23 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
MLB[_4_]
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Default Seeking advice re lung cancer

On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:27:06 -0700, tmpdirr wrote:

On Monday, June 24, 2013 4:24:21 PM UTC-7, wrote:
We have a single family pet, a female Manx cat, who is 13 years old. We
have had her since a couple of months after birth, having adopted her
from a friend. She has always been an indoors-only cat, and has been
well cared for. She has lost some weight recently. The vet took x-rays
and blood work, examined the x-rays and test results, and had them also
reviewed by a radiologist. Before we got the test results back, the vet
had suggested we try feeding baby food to help get her weight up, and
we have been doing that with success. When the results came back, the
vet and radiologist both agreed that there is lung cancer (spots on the
x-rays), and that the blood work indicates there is not pneumonia. The
vet says our cat could die at any time, and is, or may be, in some
discomfort. We are not sure whether the cat is in pain, although she
has probably been more sedentary than usual recently. Our vet is a
long-time personal friend, whom we trust very much, and we have no
reason to doubt the diagnosis. Our family has a strong emotional
attachment to this cat. We are struggling with what to do, including
whether to have her put to sleep, and if so, when. As far as trying to
save or prolong her life, the checkup and tests ran a few hundred
dollars, which we can afford, but costs over $1,000 would be difficult
or unrealistic for us. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.



Thank you.

I was the original poster to this thread:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!to....health+behav/

nuGihsE--8I

Thank you to everyone who contributed.
Your posts helped us a lot and we finally had our cat put to sleep
recently.
It was just an injection from our vet, while our daughter was petting
her, and she went out quickly.
It was a difficult situation, but it really was time.
She had a good, long life.
Thanks again very much.

++++++++++++
".....Rise up slowly, Angel...."
It's hard to let you go.
Sincere condolences. MLB
 




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